About Durhams Accountants

Accountants Who Actually Know Your Name

A Wakefield-based firm built on straightforward advice, honest pricing, and genuinely getting to know the people and businesses we work with.

Year of experience

Our Story

Why We Started Durhams Accountants

Durhams Accountants was founded on a simple frustration: too many business owners and individuals were paying for accountancy services that felt impersonal, slow to respond, and priced without warning. We set out to build something different, a firm based in Wakefield that treats every client as more than a file number, where phone calls get answered and questions get straight answers. Since then we’ve grown steadily by word of mouth, working with sole traders, limited companies, partnerships and individuals across Yorkshire and the wider UK, but the thing that hasn’t changed is how we work: carefully, honestly, and with real attention to the people behind the numbers.

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Mission & Values

What We Stand For

Plain English, Always

No jargon, no hiding behind technical terms. We explain your numbers and your options in language that actually makes sense.

Proactive, Not Reactive

We don't wait for a deadline to flag an opportunity or a problem. We get ahead of things so you're never caught out.

Honest Pricing

Fixed fees agreed upfront, with no surprise invoices. You'll always know what something costs before we start.

Genuinely Personal Service

You'll deal with people who know your business, not a different voice on the phone every time you call.

Meet the Team

The People Behind Durhams Accountants

Badar Ayaz

Founder, FMAAT

Having graduated from the London School of Economics in 2003, Badar spent 11 years in the Audit profession working for Deloitte LLP for their North East Practice, completing the ACA qualification in 2007. He has experience working with highest levels of management assisting them with accounting for acquisitions and start-ups, disposals and GAAP transitions as well as acting as a technical reviewer on US accounting and Sarbanes Oxley engagements.

Badar founded the firm in 2015 and now works for a range of clients – from entrepreneurial start-ups to businesses with a turnover in excess of £500 million. Recent engagements have been assisting a Yorkshire Legal Practice in completing their financial statements and Statement of Affairs after administration, leading the transition to IFRS for a multi-national Healthcare business and global consumer floorcare and kitchen appliance provider, and assisting three listed businesses through the year end process. Most recently, he has been responsible for leading the Finance and Operations functional unit of a new technology start-up.

Sneha Maharoof

AAT Level 3

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